Space
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SpaceBoeing Named 3rd Competitor for Space Force ESS Satellite System Contract
Boeing [BA] has confirmed that it is the third manufacturer to receive a development contract to build a satellite payload prototype and communications architecture for the U.S. Space Force’s Evolved […]
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SpaceSpaceX Launch of GPS III Important for NSSL
The scheduled launch of the fourth GPS III satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 9:43 p.m. on Oct. 2nd from Cape Canaveral, Fla., will be important for future […]
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SpaceClassification Regime Challenge for Bringing Non-Traditional Companies into Military Space
As U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper and the AFWERX innovation arm try to get more non-traditional firms into the military space business under the U.S. Space Force, classification–or […]
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SpaceUS Space Force Contracts SpaceX to Fly Upcoming GPS III Satellites on Reused Boosters
The U.S. Space Force has reached a contract with SpaceX to reuse a Falcon 9 boosters for upcoming Global Positioning System (GPS)-III launches, a first of its kind for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) […]
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Space
NASA Administrator Suggests Challenge to Nations Violating OST Liability Convention
Nations that damage satellites are ripe for legal challenge under the 1972 Liability Convention to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested on Sept. 22. In […]
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SpaceWideband Global Satcom-11 Satellite to Feature Agile Beams to Avoid Jamming
The U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom-11 (WGS-11) communications satellite will feature agile beams to avoid jamming, but a possible Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) upgrade for WGS-11 ground stations […]
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Business/FinancialGovernment Services Provider QuantiTech Acquires Dynamic Concepts
QuantiTech LLC, a provider of engineering services to Defense Department customers and NASA, on Monday said it has acquired Dynamic Concepts, Inc. (DCI), a small company that provides engineering services […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Ready for First Launch for U.S. Space Force
The California-based Rocket Lab is set to launch its Electron rocket for the company’s first mission for the U.S. Space Force in partnership with DoD’s Space Test Program and the […]
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ArmyRaytheon Wins $13 Million Contract to Connect Military Aircraft to LEO Internet
Raytheon [RTX] was awarded a $13.1 million contract for an Air Force Research Laboratory program aimed at connecting military jets to emerging commercial satellite internet constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Developing Two eSats, Has Flown NGAD Demonstrator
The U.S. Air Force is developing two digitally engineered satellites–so-called “eSats”–and has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, service acquisition chief Will Roper told the […]